Trump’s erratic White House, Putin’s aggression, China’s mercantilism, globe-affecting wars, rising debt levels and skyrocketing costs of living – it’s one toxic global cocktail.

Trump’s erratic White House, Putin’s aggression, China’s mercantilism, globe-affecting wars, rising debt levels and skyrocketing costs of living – it’s one toxic global cocktail.

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday, as shares in furniture retailer Nick Scali plummeted after a profit warning.

The Australian sharemarket declined on Thursday, as shares in furniture retailer Nick Scali plummeted after a profit warning.

The Australian sharemarket whipsawed on Wednesday as banks and tech stocks advanced and data centre company NextDC plunged.

The Australian sharemarket whipsawed on Wednesday as banks and tech stocks advanced and data centre company NextDC plunged.

China is on track for a record trade surplus, but is facing increasing pushback from the countries whose economies are being ravaged by its flood of exports.

The Australian sharemarket opened sharply lower on Tuesday, with miners leading the losses and only tech stocks in the green as they tracked a rebound in AI stocks on Wall Street.

The implosion in the share price of one neocloud company has highlighted just how vulnerable Wall Street is.